China fines more than one lakh people

According to a report, more than 1,11,000 people in China were fined in the first quarter of 2023 under corruption charges after they received nearly 776,000 petitions and reports, out of which 231,000 were just accusations, Directus reported. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission fined more than a lakh officials. Looking at the numbers, one might assume that China is attempting to combat corruption but the reality is disheartening. With the failure of its COVID policy and the slowdown of the economy, the nearly 50 million state employees were victims of the economic crisis. With most of the state governments being in debt, life as an official in China is not as comfortable as it used to be, Directus reported. Directus is a daily from Greece reporting news about Greece, all the latest news and developments, geopolitical analysis and commentary on Greece’s national issues.